{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_subsystem_for_linux:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:*",
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              },
              {
                "fixed": "2.7.10"
              }
            ],
            "source": "CPE_RANGE"
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "d35043c24e6d3d84b68dae1e862c20d67436f505"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/microsoft/wsl",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {},
  "details": "Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-57973",
  "modified": "2026-07-22T05:30:07.868016609Z",
  "published": "2026-07-14T18:18:35.460Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-57973"
    }
  ],
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}